Reglet and flashing on roofings



Nov. 8, 1932. M` E. BEVER 1,886,452

REGLET AND FLASHING ON ROOFINGS Filed Dec. 5, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov.8, 1932o M. E. BEVER REGLET AND FLASHING ONl ROOFINGS Filed DSG. 6, 19302 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 8, 1932 'UNETL STATES REGLET AND* FLASHNGON ROOFINGS Application filed December 6 i930. Seriall No. 500,630.

The present invention relates to roofing constructions and moreparticularly to flashings for roofing. l

An object of this invention is to provide in combination a reglet ormolding and a counter-flashing which may be secured or attached to thereglet7 the reglet being mounted in the wall duringthe course ofconstruction of the building.

Another object of this invention is to provide al removablecounter-flashing so as to permit the ready replacement of the roof andto permit the replacement of the counteriiashing when the building hasbeen reroofed.

A further object of this invention is to provide novel means forsecuring the counter-iiashing to the reglet so as to permit theexpansion or contraction of the building structure and the flashingwithout e'ecting the seal so that water or the like will not run behindthe counter-flashing and beneath the roof.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a reglet ormolding which may be used with various forms of counter-dashing andwhich may also be used with various compositions of building structuressuch as brick, concrete, wood or the like.

Tl e above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described in, and in part be understood from, thefollowing detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, thesame being illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 isa fragmentary detail perspective view partly in section of a deviceconstructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention; y

Figure 2 is a fragmentary detail perspective view partly in section of amodiiied form of this invention;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail perspective view showing the modifiedform disclosed in Figure 2 removed from the building structure .Figure lis a detail perspective view of the locking clip modied so as to he usedwith the preferred embodiment disclosed in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail perspective view showing the manner ofcutting the ends of the counter-dashing members so as to permittelescoping thereof, and u 1Figure 6 is a fragmentary detail perspectiveView partly in section showing a further modilication of this device. v

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference designatecorrespond-VV ing parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10designates generally a building structure composed of bricks havingplaster or cementitious material 11 interposed there;- between and thenumeral 13 designates an outer facing of plaster, stucco or the likewhich is secured to the outerk face ofthe bricks. n

A roof structure or support 12 is supported by the brick wall structure10 and a triangular shaped continuo-us strip le' architecturally knownas a cant strip is mounted on the roof 12 and engages against the wall10 so as to provide an inclined meeting surface between the verticalface of the wall 10 and the horizontal or upper surface of the roof 12.The roof 12 is preferably of substantially flat construction and acovering 15 is mounted on the roof structure 12, the covering 15 being'of any desired composition such as felt, tin or the like and the edgeportion of the roofing material 15 extends upwardly along the verticalface of the wall 10 asindicated at 16, this vertical extension of theroof structure 15 comprising roof flashing of conventional construction.

At the present time, the practice olf using counter-dashing for the roofstructure 15 is toiirst place theroof 15 on the supporting structure 12and position the counteniiashing in the desired location whereupon thefacing material 13 is placed on the outer face of the wall structure 10.This process subjects the roofing material 15 to material damage by theworkmen placing the facing 13 on Ithe wall 1G and in order to elimina-tethis hazard, I use a reglet or molding generally designated as 17 whichduring the course of the. laying of the bricks 10 is embedded betweenthe bricks, the reglet 17 having an anchoring body 18 which at the innerend thereof is provided with a vertical extension or locking member 19.This locking member 19 when the cement or plaster between the bricks hasdried, prevents withdrawal of the anchoring body 18. The outer end ofthe anchoring body 18 is bent downwardly, as at 20, along the outer faceof the wall structure and a horizontal extension 21 iscarriedhorizontally outward to facing 13 and turned downward as at 22, forminga flashing to receive counter-flashings 23 or 29 and forming a groundfor plaster or facing 13.

The vertical extension 20 provides a gauge member which limits theinsertion ofthe anchoring body 18 between the bricks of the wall and thehorizontal extension 21 is substantially equal to the thickness of thefacing material 13 so that when the facing Amaterial 13 is mounted onthe Vwall structure 10, the flashing member 22 will be substantiallyflush with the outer face of the facing` material 13. The loweredge ofthe flashing member 22 is free and extends in parallel relation to theouter face of the wall 10 and in spaced relation thereto. l Y Y Acounter-dashing member generally designated as 23 is provided at theupper end thereof with a U-shaped portion 24, one leg of which is freeand the other leg of which engages` against the inner face of theflashing member 22. A body portion 25 is secured Atothe other leg of theU-shaped member 24C Aand is inwardly inclined therefrom and terminatesat the lower end in an outwardly inclined portion 26,- thisvportion 26engaging against the roof flashing 16 downwardly from the upper edgethereof. The flashing member 22 is provided with suitable aperturesthrough which registering aperturesmay be made in the flashing member23, as by the use of a prick-punch, such apertures being suitable tothreadably receive a screw, bolt or other securing member 27 which isadapted to hold the upper end of the counterflashing member 23 intoengagement with the inner face of the flashing member 22.'

It will be obvious from the foregoing that any water striking the outerface of the facing material 13 will run downwardly thereon and over theouter surface of the flashing member 22 and then downwardly on the in'-clined body portion 25 of the countenashing member 23. vThe intermediateextension 20 in addition to limiting the insertion of the anchoring body18 between the bricks also serves as a block for preventing the moisturefrom seeping into the wall structure. This vertical extension 2O alsocooperates with the horizontal extension 21 so as to prevent themoisture from seeping behind the counterflashing member 23. f Y

' It will be. obvious from the foregoing that the reglet or molding 17may be mounted inv the wall structure 10 during the course of theconstruction of the wall and that the roofing material 15 need not belaid until the entire wall structure has been completed so that when theworkmen are placing the facing material 13 on the wall structure 10,they will not trample on the roofing material 15 so as to injure orotherwise damage this material. In'the modication of this devicedisclosed in Figure 2 the walll structure 10 is constructed of concreteorother composition and the anchoring body 18 is embedded in the wallstructure 10 during the course of the pouring ofthe wall, thisanchoring` body 18 being held in adjusted position by means of asupporting brace 28 oftriangular configuration, this supportingbrace orblock being secured at one face to the form of the concrete andprojecting inwardly into the body of the material so that when the wallstructure 10 has been pouredthe supporting block 28 will alsobe embeddedin the concrete together with the anchoring body 18.

The inner end of the anchoring body 18 is also provided with an upwardlyextending "f and vertically disposed locking member or legv19 whichcooperates with the body 18 so as to prevent removal of the anchoringbody 18 from the wall structure 10. In this modification, the horizontalextension 21 is "f coplanarjor in alinement with theranchoring body 18and the flashing member 22. depends from the outer edge of the`horizontal extension 21. The roofing material 15 is provided with a roofflashing 16 similar to the flashingv 16 inthe preferred embodiment ofthis invention and in lile manner the wall structure 10 is provided withthe facing material 13 of any desired composition.

A counter-flashing*member 29 which is provided with a straight orvertically disposed body portion 30 `and a reverted orti-shaped upperend portion 31 is secured to the lflashing member 22 by means of aplurality of clips or securing members generally desiglocking members 32are provided with U- shaped locking portions 34 which engage over thevertically extending lock 19 andk prevent withdrawal of the clip 32. Theclip 32 extends outwardly of the facing material 13 and downwardly alongthe outer surface of the flashing member 32. v i

lhen the counter-flashing member 29 is pushed upwardly into engagementwith the reglet or molding 17', the depending portion of the'clip 32 isbent inwardly and upward y as disclosed in Figure 2 at 35 so as toprovide a resilient locking member engaging the free or dependingflashing member 22 and the youter leg 36 ofthe counter-flashing lmemberThis couiiter-liashinpn member29 is mounted inreverse positionfrom'tl1ecounterflash ing member '23. rlhe depending portion 37 et theclip 32 engages against theouter `tace ot the counter-flashing member 29and -constitutes a resilient holding member -ior holding the portion 30of the counterliashing member 29 intoengagement with :the roof flashingportion 16.

vllhile the clip 32 has been disclosedasused jwitli the modilied form ofthe counter-flashing member 29, this clip 32 may also be used with thereglet or molding 17, in which case the clin 32 is bent downwardly, asat'33, so as to engage against the gauging portion 2O of the reglet 17and the clip 32 is then bent outwardly as at 39, so that theconiiguration of the clip will contorm to the conliguration ot' thereglet 17. This clip 32 is also provided at the inner end thereof with a'U- shaped lockingportion 34 which is similar to the locking portion 34and this llocking portion 3l engages about the vertical locking portion19 of the reglet 17.

While the counter-flashing member 29 has been disclosed as having asubstantially vertically disposed body portion 30, l do not wish to belimited to this construction as, if desired, the body portion 30 may beinwardly inclined so that the lower edge thereof will. engage againstthe roof flashing portion 16 and also tension the body portion 30against the inner tace of the reglet flashing 22 and 22. rl`he clips and32 may be bent upwardly as shown in Figure 4 by means of pliers or thelike.

llhile l have disclosed in Figures 2 and 3, the counter-flashing member29 being secured to the reglet 17 by means of the clip 32 and 32', l donot wish to be limited to this construction as i ie desired, the regletflash 22 may be provided with openings which register with openings inthe outer leg 36 of the counter-flashing 29 and suitable securingmembers in the form of screws, bolts or the like inserted therein. Theends of the counter-flashing members 23 and 29 are preferably cut ont asindicated at l0 so that adjoining counter-flashing members may overlapeach other beneath the reglet 17 and 17.

As shown in Figure 6, the reglet or molding 17 is secured verticallydisposed woodenl wall structure and the body portion 18 is flat and thelocking portion 19 is eliminated. The extension 21 extends angularly orat substantially right angles to the body 18 and the flashing member '22depends from the enter edge of the horizontal extension 21". ln thiswall structure, the outer face or" the wall 10 is provided with a facingmember 13 in the form of plaster, stucco or the like. In thisconstruction, the clipmem'bers32 and 32" may also be used forlocking-thecounter-flashing `member 29 on the reglet liash 22" lor thecounter-'flashing-member 29 may be secured to the flash 22 lby vmeansot' bolts, screws or the like.

It will be obvious vfrom each of the foregoing constructions disclosedthat a removable counter-lash has been disclosed 'which 'mabe readilyremoved so as to permit the vrep acement ot the roof structure 15, 15and 15 and that the reglets or molding members 17, 17 and 17 may besecured to the wall structure during the course of 'construction of thewall and building thereby eliminating the necessity of having theroofing lmaterial mounted on ythe root structure during the course oi'1Athe construction of the building.

It will also be obvious that suitable provision has been made forexpansion and contraction oit the materials including the wall, roof and`hashing material so that a tight joint will be maintained at all timesso as to prevent the leaking of the roof around the marginal edgeportions thereof. i/Vhere the reglet and ilashing extend to aIcornerlo't the building, the body of the reglet lis suitably cut andsoldered so as to provide a water-tight joint between the meeting pointsof the adjoining body-portions and in like manner, `the counter-liashingmembers may be-si'litably formed so as to extend about the corners and,prevent the entrance-of water into the building at the corners. It willalso be noted through the use ofthe cutout portions 4e() in thecounter-flashing, the; abutting ends of flashing members may be'telescoped oneon to the/other and thus providing a watertight orunleakablc union with the corner sections or any other sections 'withoutthe use of soldering or other solid construction and providing for andpermitting :expansion and contraction of the building structure andiiashings `without breaking the llashingor opening' a soldered orotherjoint. However, if desired tor any purposes, the outer edge portionmay be soldered or otherwise attached to the inner portion thereof. Toconnect corner flashing with the abutting ends ot straight runtlashings, the invention is especially adapted to the construction or"corner sections oi a suitable length either riveted, soldered orboth, orotherwise'united and such external and internal angles are vcorrelatedin construction to reglet 117 and countertlashing 23.

Such corner angles may thus be premade in short sections but suliicientto form a watertight telescoped connection with the abutting ends of theconnecting'lashings andthus be ready for instant union it the cornerangle with the straight run reglet 1? vand counterflashing 23 by simplycutting out a small piece ofthe counterflashing 23 as shown at l0, thiscut out portion Zl() enabling telescopic movement engaging "the endslotthe corner anglesan'd counteriiashing 23 and thus forming a flexiblelap of any desired .length and providing a water-tight construction. Y

It is, of course, understood that various changes and modifications maybe made in A.the details of construction and design of the abovespecifically described embodiment of this invention without departingfrom the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications pending flashportion disposed outwardly of one fac-e of a wall and in parallelrelation thereto, a counter-flash member, said counter-flash memberhaving a U-shaped upper end portion disposed between said flash portionand the wall, and separate means for securing said counter-flash memberto said flash portion.

3. In combination, an initially formed reglet having an anchoringportion adapted to be imbedded in a wall yconstruction and a verticallydisposed flash portion disposed outl wardly of that portion of the wallbelow the anchoring portion, an initially formed counter-flash memberhaving an upper portion bent in a horizontal and vertical position anddisposed between said Hash portion and the outer face of the wall andinsertable between said Viiash portion and the wall by vertical slidingmovement, and separate sel curing means for removably suspending said'counter-flash from said flash portion.

4. In combination, an initially formed regi let having' an anchoringportion adapted to be imbedded in a wall construction and a flashportion disposed outwardly of that portion of the wall below theanchoring portion, and an initially formed counter-,flash member havinganoffset upper end portion engaging between said flash portion and theouter face of the wall and insertable therebetween by vertical slidingmovement.

A5. In combination, an initially formed reglet having an anchoringportion adapted to be imbeded in a wall construction and a verticallydisposed flash portion positioned outwardly of that portion of the wallbelow the anchoring portion, and an initially formed counter-flashmember having a horizontally Arefinance the ,outer face of the wall andinsertable therebetween by vertical movement.

6. In combination, an initially formed flash member, an initially formedcounterllash member insertible between the flash member and the outerface of a Wall by vertical movement, and means for securing the memberstogether, said securing means comprising a threaded member threadablyengaging the edges of registering openings provided in each of themembers.

7. In combination, an initially formed flash member having a portionembedded in a wall and a portion disposed outwardly of the wall and inparallel relation thereto, an initially formed counterflash memberinsertible between vthe second portion of the flash member and the outerface of the wall, and securing means engaging each portion of th flashmember and a portion of the counterflash member to removably secure thetwo members together, said securing means having an end portion thereofengaging about the embedded portion of the flash member.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

MILES EDWARD BEVER.

and vertically bent upper end portion disposed between said verticalvflash portion and

